From the first time I can remember holding a crayon, I’ve always known that art would be a part of my life. My father is an artist, as was my grandfather before him. I grew up in a constant state of flux, with my home life repeatedly being uprooted and our family travelling somewhere new. This constant negotiation of new spaces has impacted how I interact with people, places, and objects. I use my art practice to sift through these memories and new experiences, ultimately utilizing different forms of media to express my desire for community, interconnectivity, and adventure. 

The natural world heavily influences my art as it has influenced my life. I’ve always been interested in science and learning how things work. My art practice draws on my interactions with nature and my curiosity for scientific processes to help me make better sense of the world as I experience it. I believe that art and science are intrinsically linked, and you can better understand one by engaging with the other. From biology, ecology, geology, chemistry, physics, and many more areas of study, these topics have melded the way I view the world. I’ve found that the best way to know yourself is to ask questions about the world around you, and what better way to engage in this process than through a scientific lens. By combining these interests with my passion for art, I can start to make sense of ideas that are far bigger than myself.

I work in sculpture and painting, while engaging with mixed media such as found objects and fibre. The continuous shifting of my personal and mental space is reflected in the way I identify as an artist. The act of experimenting with new materials means my sculptures become painterly, and my paintings become sculptural. I meld these fields together in my practice as I enjoy pushing the limitations of what a material can do and what it means to interact with an object. Physically orienting the body in space to the view of the art object is reminiscent of my worldview: with every new place I live and visit, my perception shifts.

Combining my passion for sculpture and painting, I challenge the borders of those disciplines and reimagine what it means to make both: when does a painting become sculpture and vice versa? I create art pieces that are full of juxtaposition – such as changing the shape of something hard to appear soft. This desire to understand seemingly opposing spectrums is linked to my fascination with natural and scientific processes. Through the medium of sculpture and painting, I explore the macro and microscopic worlds I belong to, how they inform my life, and how we can better communicate with the natural world. As I continue to grow in my art practice, my goal is to discover new ways to converse with our environments and subsequently, with each other. I believe that every person is capable of being an artist, and it’s within the community of the arts that the public can find genuine connection, empathy, and support to better understand themselves and others.